Do you think EBay should charge people money to sell stuff ?

I see people selling stuff on eBay at ridiculous prices. Some stuff you can get in stores for half the price. Do you think eBay should start charging people money so idiots will stop selling things at rediculous prices?

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Best Answer: eBay already does that, a little wiggle room for first few dozen listings where it is free to list and thereafter some upfront listing cost. Those ridiculous pricings probably just new sellers trying to get their feet wet, and expect no bidding anyway.

But once sold there is a percentage commission fee, so if it wasn't sold the whole process effectively $0, and those ahem... questionable shoppers who is willing to pay way over store price it would be their own situation, maybe they didn't shop around, or whatever.

No. The items are only listed at higher prices because the seller knows that there are enough stupid people who will pay the higher price rather than get off their fat flabby bums to find it in a shop.

eBay already charges a percentage of each sale. That is one reason why people sell items for more that the retail price. They have to cover the cost of selling it on eBay, the cost of shipping and handling, etc. The real question is why do people pay twice as much to buy something off eBay?

With a standard seller account, eBay charges what they call a final value fee which is 10% of what the item sold for. They also charge 10% of the shipping cost if you charge for shipping.

So if you sell a phone for $100 and charge $5 for shipping, they will charge you $10 (final value fee) + $0.50 (shipping cost fee) for a total of $10.50. In addition to that, if you use PayPal for accepting payments, they also charge you a small percentage + 10 cents (I believe).

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Do you think EBay should charge people money to sell stuff ?

I see people selling stuff on eBay at ridiculous prices. Some stuff you can get in stores for half the price. Do you think eBay should start charging people money so idiots will stop selling things at rediculous prices?